Movie Programming Game

[qb2333]

1. Fast Times at Ridgemont High
2. Clueless
3. Dazed and Confused
4. American Pie

Theme: High school comedy

[mooveefan]

1. The Ten Commandments (1956)
2. Ben-Hur (1959)
3. King of Kings (1961)
4. The Robe (1953)

Theme:

[Show spoiler]Biblical Epics

[AuYeung]

Slow, But Deadly (2022)
The Fire Inside (2024)
Girlfight (2000)
100 Yen Love (2014)

Theme:

[Show spoiler]female boxers

[russweiss1]

1. Blood Feast
2. The Undertaker and His Pals
3. Night of the Bloody Apes
4. Jigoku

Theme:

[Show spoiler]1960's "splatter" movies.

[mooveefan]

54 (1998)
Thank God It's Friday (1978)
Saturday Night Fever (1977)
The Last Days of Disco (1998)

Theme:

[Show spoiler]Disco Cinema

[russweiss1]

1. The Lure
2. The Promised Land (1975)
3. Sexmission
4. Boys Don't Cry (2000)

Theme:

[Show spoiler]Polish films.

[mooveefan]

1. Django Unchained (2012)
2. Jojo Rabbit (2019)
3. Marie Antoinette (2006)
4. A Knight's Tale (2001)

Theme:

[Show spoiler]Films with an anachronistic soundtrack

[russweiss1]

1. Bwana Devil
2. House of Wax (1953)
3. The Bubble
4. The Mask (1961)

Theme:

[Show spoiler]Films that played in 3D at the theater.

[AuYeung]

Disclosure (1994)
Tron (1982)
Masterminds (1997)
Electric Dreams (1984)

Theme:

[Show spoiler]depictions of computer technology that cross over into fantasy

[qb2333]

Matrix
Weird Science
Ghost in the Shell
Her

Theme:

[Show spoiler]same as above

[AuYeung]

The Happy Time (1952)
Sleuth (1972)
Never Never Land (1980)
It Came From Hollywood (1982)


Theme:

[Show spoiler]movies with no current official studio release on physical media

[EPlay]

Whisper of the Heart (1995)
Les nuits fauves (Savage Nights)
The Night of the Hunter
Kotch

Theme:

[Show spoiler] One and only feature film by the late director.
I've been wanting to see Savage Nights again for a long time. I believe I watched it on a VHS rental and have never seen it available since on any format/streaming. It seems it may have once been available to stream on Mubi, but not at this time. A tough, tragic watch as I remember it, as is the real life story.

[AuYeung]

The Shinjuku Incident (2009)
Maggie (2015)
Gridiron Gang (2006)
JCVD (2008)


Theme:

[Show spoiler]action stars in dramatic roles

[mooveefan]

Terms of Endearment (1983)
Love Story (1970)
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008)
Old Yeller (1957)

Subjective theme:

[Show spoiler]Guaranteed to make you cry

[AuYeung]

The Singing Detective (2003)
Across the Universe (2007)
Mamma Mia! (2008)
Sunshine on Leith (2013)

Theme:

[Show spoiler]jukebox musicals

[russweiss1]

Nude on the Moon
The Adventures of Lucky Pierre
Daughter of the Sun
Kiss Me Quick

Theme:

[Show spoiler]Nudie Cuties

[mooveefan]

Days of Heaven (1978)
Election (1999)
Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood (2022)
Badlands (1973)

Theme:

[Show spoiler]Narrated films

[russweiss1]

A Bomb Was Stolen
Flow
Human Animals
The Illusionist (1983)

Theme:

[Show spoiler]Movies without any spoken dialog.

[red_5ive]

Terminator: Dark Fate
Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem
Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

Theme:

[Show spoiler]How to ruin a sci-fi film franchise

[russweiss1]

1. Night of the Living Dead (1968)
2. Halloween (1978)
3. The Blair Witch Project
4. Terrifier 3

Theme:

[Show spoiler]Independant films that made huge profit compared to their budget.